Unplace
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Lack or absence of place; placelessness; displacement.
"More fundamental even than the paradox of dying to live is the paradox of being enclosed in a narrow place to gain access to the limitless unplace which is Heaven: my cell is so narrow,' you may say, but oh, how wide is the sky!"
Verb
- 1 To remove from one's place; displace. transitive
Example
More examples"More fundamental even than the paradox of dying to live is the paradox of being enclosed in a narrow place to gain access to the limitless unplace which is Heaven: my cell is so narrow,' you may say, but oh, how wide is the sky!"
Etymology
From un- + place.
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